Governor Yen's Vigorous Campaign: An Example to Other Provinces Peking, Oct. 30.
'A letter from a correspondent in Shansi of the International Anti-Opium Association, dated October 27, says:—The war of this province jg not one of blood, destruction and financial disaster but war against moral and social evil. Under the leadership of Governor Yen, Shansi is setting an example not only to be assimilated by the rest of China, but one which will obtain the approval of the world. The constructive legislation of this province is the more remarkable because it is unique. Whilst the rest of the country is torn with dissension, rivalry and military conflict here we find positive social and national upbuilding. The educational oranization, road constructive work y disbanded soldiers, ce-operative methods of local government, etc, are not within my office to expound, but we have already made the League of © Nations at Geneva aware of Governor Yen's vigorous campaign against opium and morphia.
In the recent report of the Shansi branch of the International Anti-Opium Association, of which Governor Yen is the patron, we find that a meeting was called on September 9, at Taiyuanfu, at which 37 magistrates of different hsien were present, and under the Jeadership' of President Chen Yiho and Mr, Liu Chung-wu, they discussed regulations for the prohibition of opium and other narcoties.
The Governor and this branch are unanimous in their determination to clean up the province. public and people are being educated.concerning the evils of opium and morphia by bands of students preaching in all directions.. Those students are first instructed and then supplied with © anti-opium literature by the Taiyuan branch. Sixty sub-branches have been formed in the Kaifeng district alone, and 90 new branches in other parts of the province were reported at the last meeting. The activity of the police may be judged from the seizures and opium burnings. In connexion with the Taiyuanfu Higher Inspection Court, there were burned April 11, 8,283 ounces of morphia and opium, 109,118 Chintan pills, 6,342 opium instruments.
April £8, 3,395 ounces of morphia and other narcotics, 57,953 Chintan pills, 5, C95 onium instruments.
May 24, 4,293 ounces of narcotics, 12 bags of Chintan, 24,299 Chintan pills, 3,228 opium instruments.
August, 17.691 ounces of narcotics, 128 parcels of Chintan in powder, 98,079 Chintan pills, 3,701 opium instruments.
June, 4,751 ounces of morphia and Chintan, 289 opium instruments.
The total of the three main items
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